The Respiratory system
Across
- 2. A common name for a Rhinovirus infection
- 6. Nose bleed
- 8. Common name for influenza
- 9. Quality of a persons voice who has some degree of inflammation of the larynx
- 12. To cough up blood in the sputum
- 14. Substance produced by the lung to reduce the surface tension of water
- 17. Inflammation of the pleura
- 18. A respiratory reflex to expel secretions from the respiratory system
Down
- 1. Part of the respiratory system where gas exchange takes place
- 3. Episode of coughing
- 4. Air in the pleural cavity
- 5. A chronic respiratory disease characterised by coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath
- 7. Inflammation of the bronchial tree
- 10. A high pitched sound made when there is a breathing obstruction
- 11. Difficult breathing
- 13. A tube connecting the larynx and the bronchi that provides passage for air
- 14. A respiratory reflex to expel material from the nose
- 15. Blue colouration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
- 16. Common name for the pharynx